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The south-western tower of Damascus Citadel

The south-western tower of Damascus Citadel

A general view of the massive southern-western tower that protected the citadel from that angle, this tower features many machicolations and ends at the top with parapets. The tower is connected to the citadel walls, which consist of a very thick wall, also topped by parapets.

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The south-western tower of Damascus Citadel

    Time Period
  • 2000s, 2003
    Type of Subject
  • Citadel
    Keywords
  • Architecture, Citadel, city wall, tower
    Place hierarchy
  • World,Asia,Syria,Muhafazat Damascus,Damascus,Bahsa-Sanjaqdar
    Collection
  • Collection Heidemann (Stefan)
    Author
  • Stefan Heidemann
    Copyright
  • © Stefan Heidemann (CC-BY-NC-ND)
    EasyDB ID
  • 68441

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